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No. 583,752.l Patente-d June 1,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

MARY E. .IOIINSTON,.OF CLEVELAND, OIIIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentiNo. 583,752, dated June 1,1897.

Application filed December l, 1896. Serial No. 6] .4,l5l. (No model.)

land, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Tables; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake use thesame.

My invention relates to an improved table which, in addition to beingadapted to all of the ordinary uses of a table, is also a worktable anda desk. The desk part of the table is ordinarily concealed from view butit may .be uncovered and used without disturbing anything which may beupon the table-top.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved table.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same when the top has been swung around touncover the desk, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the sameparallel with the bar'C.

Referring to the parts by letters, A represents the box-like body of thetable, which is supported by four legs a of the desired length. To theinner faces of the sides a', near their top edges, the cleats a2 aresecured. These cleats support the desk-top, which consists of thetransverse bar C, the cover c, which is hinged thereto, and the boardc', rigidly Xed to the bar, which board constitutes the rear part of thedesk-top and is flush with the t-op of the body. At the right 'rearcorner the board c' may be cut away, and by means of the verticalpartitions c2 c3, secured, respectively, to the board c and bar C, andthe bottom c4, secured to the said partitions, a depressed receptaclefor the ink-stand may be formed. One or more partitions c5 may besecured to the under side of the board c', thereby dividing the spacebelow it into convenient pigeonholes. I prefer to permanently connectall of the described parts constituting the desk-top and to allow it torest loosely upon the cleats a', for therebyit may be easily removed topermit the desk to be cleaned. It may, however, be permanently securedin the described position, if desired.

D represents the table-top, which is large enough to overhang the body.The rear lefthand corner of this top is pivoted on a vertical pivot tothe corresponding corner of the body or to the board c', as the case maybe. 'lo that corner of this top D which is diagonally across fromthepivot is secured a leg cl,which supports the said corner of the top.This leg is preferably provided with a caster d2.

Ordinarily the table-top is in the relative position shown in Fig. l,and when t-he table is in the condition therein shown it may be usedlike any ordinary table; but when one wishes to use the desk the top Dis swung upon its pivot, the caster d2 rolling upon the lioor, to theposition shown in Fig. 2, in which position its outer corner issupported by the leg CZ. It is obviously unnecessary to remove thearticles which are on the table-top to permit this movement. The deskbeing uncovered may be used as any desk may.

E represents a transversely-movable workdrawer which is suspendedbeneaththe body in the cleats e e, which extend from one side to theother, whereby the drawer may be pulled out on either side.v

Having described my invention, I claim- In a table, a suitably-supportedbox-like body composed of connecting sides a and a bottom, there beingcleats a2 on the inner walls of some of the sides, a desk-top removablysupported upon said cleats, and comprising the transverse bar C, theboard c', the cover hinged to said, bar, vertical partitions 0203 andbottom c4, said desk-top being entirely inclosed and prevented fromlateral movement when horizontal by said sides, combined with theoverhanging table-cover D pivoted on a vertical pivot near one corner toone of the sides near a corner of the body, and having a leg secured tothe diagonally opposite corner, all arranged and constructedsubstantially as described and operating as and for the purpose specied.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY E. JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

E. L. THURsToN, E. B. GILoHRIsT.

